Show u FROM VARIOUS MISSIONARY FIELDS III Jurrm 0111310N Irr 01 Illinif ar I Lubwrtcoa f lIorl BAKER Cllj Oregon March ijth 1857 Recent events associated uilli the work of establishing the Gospel m Eastern Oregon portend the reaping ol njrand harvest in the true lime I or the urand taker City is the center ol this promising I vine ard It it the IJa a large untl Kro ins colony I ol Laller dayS day-S antis bo from tune to time have let their Utah homes to dud unptyment with the Oregon Lumber coii lpalll a corpoalloll vast jurignaude and growIng grow-Ing power Darted and con rolled by Utah IIIe Tile Saint at Baker ale enjoying the benefits and Innings of a complete branch oganlzalllO III re at ana an-a Sunday school thorn it Iy or uanlzed mid ably con luittil avull > a it membership 1J7 n Yjung Men and Young Ladies Mutual combn ttli i one association and conducted Mr clly up n the lines laid down in the Whit and attracting at-tracting nn average attendance 01 About wo a Ueliel Society active anti busy with labors if charity a Prlnury Ji fcociation numbering GO And pres led over In tire spirit 01 deesl devotion it least a third of whole little otes ate the children of tionNimmon pateits a ien cal 1 Priesthood organization including all the offices cf both Pricst heads An acting Teachers quorum wnoe members crjoy the Mlrlt ol their cal lag and bj whose M hlul labor pro an Iv has been almost entirely banished ccnicn in I pleasurably removed and respect and obedience to the IrlWloo1 I Promoted ail active Deco quorum whose minute took sham tlia Icr two cir < past they have ml regulaily every 10 uceks and given due crc ill to cacti i number for II the fu hful services lliyJ J have rendered to tile branch allII i un bat by no mean the least a choir o gnlutlon numbcrill Ienlyfie lIIem bets timed in constant weekly rchear5al by a competent t leader Their music n always imtly praised Z visitors and deeply appreciated hy I the Saints While ill the peacable enjoyment ol IhciC blessings there came a le day Into our midst a Seventh diy Ucnlhtol 01 considerable con-siderable arguments ability who diligently applied hs eventh d iy doctrine doc-trine h sonic ot our newly rtctived memberi Not hiving as yet thoroughly grounded Ihtnwlvcs the principled ol the Gospel 1 they were Ihble to be disturbed dis-turbed by the eunn ng srphislry i and i plausible I gl tier cf his reasoning and I made to fjar atO the Mormons might alter all be on the wrong track in respect to their d < y of uoislup Our L den took the matter up For Iwo nights IhsciUlcct was dnciSbCil at the home of one t f the brethren in a friendly spirit at the end of which lime our visitor made told 100fTer chllege for a debate But according to counsel the idea ot a public debate via dis couraed as tendlIg mae to confuse the inquirer than to lead him or her to principles ol eternal truth However during the temporary obscure of the visitor the whole matter was laid before Llder George Parkinson by letter Indent view 01 all the circumstances the confident confi-dent talk of the Adventist his ccming I into our field of labor the widespread discussion provoked among our people I as well as unions those who more dli I lenlly inquiring into the principles ol the Gospel Elder arkmson advised Hi to make an cellloo to the general practice Accordingly upon The return of the Adventist and during a visit from Elder I II fa Tanner ol bait Lake City we called I upon him and formally accepted the challenge for a public debate To our treat surprise the gentlemen declined Uuen forced to met Ins own word he squarely admitted tint he was only bluffing and it was with the greatest difficulty that he was induced to meet art l eedi Elder I Tanner a private t discussion say nothing about his coveted debate The two gentlemen however met with about tncnty of the Saints and discussed dis-cussed the subject from six oclock until after midnight each takmj fifteen mm utes alternately The Saints were well tatisfied with the result and the following follow-ing night Elder Tanner lectured on the subject before a crowded home ol both Mermonaod 1I0nMomon Viealutary rfTceU ol which were most remarkable The spirit of disputation which had spread throughout the entire branch immediately disappeared Mormons had maintained a most successful de lence against an Insidious attack upon the Christian Sabbath defense so complete and sweeping the Christian denominations de-nominations could well take refuge un der I Hi i ample fold These events had the good ten iency of arousing n lively spirit 01 in qulry and prepared the way for the SendIng Send-ing of three missionaries tom Southern Idaho to labor in this new field rnese wee Elder J P Hunt I D Jensen and IGohghtl I I They armed on the loth day ol January o1 this year with instructions instruc-tions to labor lust imonKthe bamti of our bricch and then to prospect the Eastern Oregon field with a Mew of establishing es-tablishing permuifiH missionary work nee InvesligOlte labors ere terminal cd at the Ward conference held at Dak er on the th and Rlh inst The brethren will I doubtless make a lull report of their labunim MC do not wish to tie pis < area their groun 1 in this article I but ablrgI the privilege of a I nef word of i nature which f could I hardly be expected from them Their labors among the fatalities of the Saints have been greatK appreciated by us all The spirit of the Gospel rested upon them and aU ceied attenlun Hue counil inj Ithlul f inslruclkn were imputed to ooh ci l and onj nt every lamily fired and Irs WSBIIICS if the Lord tell In every home The branch associaMons and quorums were also v lilted and evils and errors k udly conectcd Indeed it may Irutbfullv be said that n illvidi als families ant qu rums of the I branch hive been great Iy benefited and I blessed through the de oed latorsof hunillc and worthy brethren end un feel to v ice the ecep Itrltnude and loc of all I the Saint to ardhem for their untiring labors and hl blessing the have left Ih us I Alter completing Ihe hbo in Baker they entered upon the conleniplitec I missionary work two going by ml 1 to Hood Riter Oregon near Portland where some of our people are located J beo b and ircm there uoikcd tbtir way baeK to Baker over n distance ol three hundred hun-dred miles ulite the third one vni joined by one ol i ur fecal lldHolb l rr W j Wale for a iea on and then file I Brother led lulhntyne and labord in the icmllY ol Ilikermml the bn Ihrell returned This labor was faithfully pursue 1 until the cpe ing ofourcoa lettuce which be at en unday tin 711 IrsTho The opt mv o i th 3 field Is I timely The pcopl ev w re lily 1111113 log for he Lr ad ol lie ind II i ager n a with wh h s Dies SIDI scares ha nc ivtd i the Word III nil b el per 01 I illn briel gives uvelhelannA eideoce bat u fief I is I opening oil I second to none viith in tile bounds 01 the United State Atone At-one lilli town twenty four people crm to the t trai i to bU our brethren gind by allli I bU Hem spiedand this thou It they had spent but two or three d s1ntho pilots I The Cry has CL Irtm ttce people to our bre hren conio ekll flr M rt notlrivcis Vowintto know more of these Hi nc and they cry ont against the crop Inches of 4ctatian rcviv aN though they attend thom in Eiea nam cu Tie people ate thirsting lor the water cf life and It ii OH the ship wrecl I cd mail In the ml 1st of the salted ei waterAater everywherebut no a diop to drink So these prop a in Litt mid t of a land ol steeples anj btlu and ministers ate fi lading and petishlni and more than this Score 01 them 01 pear 10 realize their situaiion Our conference was attended In large numbers ilia commodious rutclag house l0n filled 1 on cery occasitai ito i f1 there Lelnjj five meetings i held in the I tuo dajs The room was most clatur lately and Icaulifully I decorated with evergreens ho work of the Sabbath school A large I photograph ol 1 red Stint l Woodruff hung In front with i picture o ihe Sivior on one side a id ihe vllon 01 Ncphl Lit the Other enCIrcled hh eergreeb Red the words OVtr And bell calla IIlcome 10 all00 r The call mZ wa verjrcei ed with diamonds arid crescrn nnn stus willie 1M wall were IdulY I looped with tile Panic material stt Air wIth large beautiful butterflies made in a variety ol colors Bat Aith a profuhn ot dal ity papr flowers And tapetry balls Elders Solomon II tale 1 and S I F 1 Cole 01 the Oneida take of ZU were In avoidance antlallsu our three missionaries The conference liAll oorned tththAt time battered hYllln i flie Spirit of God like a fire II bun Ing tile I choir tomposed 01 tIIly lie ingrrs ten Iell ituring anbcm front fall 10 Ihnealld the close 01 the Sunday set ices ilia male qualteUe air mO1 beauUlnll Os my other After catch nelmg the people hug red long and eed crv lolh lu dpers The ren e nil uthole 01 VIC0111rdl 01 the 5 ake 011I1 01 the branch m ere 1Iselteu n Monday altlrnon alld nSloinI Tte Pil oJ Ihe Gopel rested non the speaker throighout the COnkirence II fr at meeting 01 the conlerrn wa taken up Ly Elder M F Com Iy 10 a discourse upon the restitution 1ICh In the JullntS 01 times II 10 In I rottIIL tu pass 1 upon bo ea th The Spirit ws vilih hm III poe tsllltn with ilc 1 Olce of oloqlIce the voice d Wh10 u arid the voice 01 ron 10 tlc clernal I lIulS which lee set plarth Thviica eral exiiession the to Wing flay onto MUIIICII and rionMornions alike was dit Il Was One 01 tile most r mark able of dlicourses And at when Brother Colry retire1 hal iogit he said to 113 compalou Blather late I the Lord Is i with us and with these brethren but 101 I lttlO weak 1 donut do-nut recall paisagm nd idcai as I ought to I must go < home and pray and a = Alter this discourse arid Ilia enderlngot the beniu hYllln S3fily beam the I sacred dong Bother I tale closed the conference ilia prayer anti fathalv I blesinRS I upon theluu We were lolh to let lie brethren gJ Hut their labor ere finishejau On Tuesday they look the tram for their i l roOOk tbelJ homes in Idaho 11 F BAUER I Ip 1 U 11 crlo of u CIIESTEHFIELD March Bill 1897 To tile Cd lorI lor-I thought probably a few lines from Old LiJanJ might In of some Interest 10 the readers ol your valuable Journal and therefore send the filloinZ 50m l11enlh ago 1 learned through riders Roe I and Robinson the vihera bouts 01 my relatives I wrote telling them 01 nv visit to England and lilY business while here AnmvitatLint3Vilt them and spend a few weeks in theirmldst was contained 10 their reply I gladly accepted the kind inv nation and January Slh setout set-out for my held of Ibo in Chesterfield Chester-field en route for bundelland via bhel ild Hamsley and I leeds intended to walk to Lee Jsbut in the allowing way I managed to tide most of the distance A friend offered to pay halfway lore to bhefheld If I would de liver some goods at that place for him so 1 accepted the oiler aud proceeded mf Journey I stopped I over night with a firmly umed Vote atising in the morning feeling well and ready for a long walk but a heavy ram forced I me to take Act ugu in a coach at far as Chapelloun I rum there I walked to Hoyland Common Com-mon ivlcie Elder Iobell and Mr jar man held their debate Calling upon Sister Mel hail who wanted me to stop and have tei I told her I was In a hurry and bade her good evening alter thanking thank-ing her fr hcr Mildness toward me I Brain lookup my tramp lo llirdwell i Itl III a I nYI i visiting the QUI le family t1ley Invited me 11 atop over night hUll told 1 them I was bound for Illinam aiteudMutual and if they would put me on the right trail would see them later They did so and away I Hew with piece of mince lie In mv hind on a djrl lonelv road I lad a never trivcled before I went ail m mod nut I slush for one hour I and thirty minutes ts last as I roa d walk Rod al ht I found mye 11 the Inceiul room deor just as be choIr Lean 10 sbAZ 0 lilY Father I enl eround lu I lit hack door and was wlcollled lIy 51SCr Glover ho soon had sonic supper ready for me I entered mo mceUIIg room and met Elders Call Crawford and Maddison 010 a good congregation A fine program was well rendered which eave Baufae tn to all present I next look oil my Journey m 1 ccmpjilv with the otner brttluen to Iljris our headquarters and a clout found the land ot drcims Neil morning Elder Call conference prldnl told me tostop over Sundar to atuiU meeting which I was pleased to have the Irhltgo l ol dom buday cague It was till nolng had In ronpIIY wllh Elders Sku remained Lrmlcrd attended Sunday shoolatlltliin I took dinner wit Brother Brooks returning afternoon meeting w til him I 1 hud vic pnvi It laIII ul > i eiki > g tj the saint for n scort limetpon I V the V lorloui plan I l I ft and salvation trat we are pre3ciolit i to tile I I world Sister Lee invited out 13 toi ir d whe I there I Ulk d with her tins ind upon I the Gospel v e went lo evening I elect 1 ndPsUnifiit Ing and anain fe t the p wclul iLlluencu I I ol the Spirit ol AI I in cur imiM Ll IC data iduiore und Crjftloid addreurd l the congregation Ie dismissed feel liij tint the desires of our spiritual an point were sail fied We leturned la a IT Sic x and retired for the niht Mo day J nuiry ln h 1 took the I SQ3 train I r I eed it ailing too slonnv Ikariv I at u jo noon I ru ti d a ti Act tu bun enand and kd around th ol Ufdi At city 431111 I bi uj i the M Jrlli Listen Leeds xte s Sunderland until we reached dtulkiuu wber ho train was 1ral 1 wiilih ciuied a lew mom WS deiiy Once mom ready for builliesswit steamed lorw ald toward our dstlninon I had alel > lIt conerhon with n crill mercial traveler regardful ral ralclat lit to and sit ere1 w14 bitter colii the snow now and then erllllng in upon us which made it very uncomfortable for passengers 1 Invmg no stoves or heatIng heat-Ing l apparatus i In the d stance we c mid hear lie porters cr > iig auaderlaiid which caused my heart 10 reioc I stopped out 01 the car and made fjr the street enquiring the way lo llcndan I A gentleman gen-tleman told me to go straight ahead men turn to the tlbt I and l keep to Ibo lelt and Impure when I got there I thanked him for the information and l > loceleilol 1 my way as Ian us I could 00 Ie Itzen now IoI nearly frozen mjs If At list I cm tell shcp and venuralln meeting my aunt who had nver sb nits belare Lilt seemed to know iiieas soon a lspo e She told me to KO down U the h ju > e and I there I should find l my uncle who wu d mike me welcome I obcrd land soon lullnd m > self nt my fullers I brother lircsl 1C walnut he had not seen rice 1859 They expressed thermelves mat my arrival was inure like a message Gurn the dead than anything they knew of I tlvtdi hearty Mleom and md mil tlOlecth al nom Sly cou5ln sa vn come in anti we spent a pleas till evennjticether i ct retired liuteuud not sleep I had to tell my cousin with born I was roomIng ing shout the Gospel that O > d hid restored to earth Ihroup Ih Prophet Joseph Smith he aked many qu stloul egardlll m message I caught cold l on my trip an1 1 was blinded for two dais of a result tattri I was unable to l speak for a day or at bm fin illy It left me as nudJinlasi I c line Uers Roe anti k bmson came lo 5underUnd to h i tl nicet 01 bu day lauuiri 3ist and I succeeded in gtttiig three of my relatives to accompany IIIe to meeting iu the evening at which I spoke upon the piinciplcv ol the Go pel and bnthg test moiy to them LUer Roe an 1 I hurnej u the na Ion after 11ethig to citch the 812 train t j i on h shields arriving a short tune later it the Newcastle headquarters iKiiu I ider biiltn Galbniui Iuz i Same UoUli all I Cal It i at hOrI we alutdovtr air ex leriinces for a while ail I retired The Ijlljwing morning we took a trip 10 Tvnemlluth Castle lhatwisdes roved by Cromwell a walk itlonjr trc sea noreto 1 tie places lint I In ib dod tA d-od by term a few dijs previous end iik with a ride aero s river Tyre in a row bJa 00 Tuesday we went to Newcastle I anti spun n dar look nj nrcund the town vliumr th = od IiI sccirg many old war imphmeits alto some AngIJaon Parchment etc Vc reo turned t > south blnclds for Ihe night The ext motion lliother Hose and I titled for Sunderland ou foot and had a Icasintjojrnc Ue visited my folks anti put up witli them for the night vve then went to Ilettjn I ii I i snow storm arriving a ittle clamp an J finding Elder kubi sin nith his hand In a smj but 0111 rniie enjoying the bl of le3Ith lo elhr we walked on to boulh Ilettoii visilin tile Dblon family had taking Ia with them I uad them 11 god evening anti hoarded a train Ir Rhlope whence 1 proceeded on foot tn Giainsolwis cailin oil Brother Vattic to find his little got f sick Bf I battered to lIendon purchased some 011 relurnel and administered 10 her aod shefelt better At llendon I received a card from my cousin a lady preacher lor the church ol Eng ind rescuing army at Stockton on Tees in > itmg me to come and spend aleA days with her at the vicarage I spent the afternoon with her and In the evening accompanied a local preach er andUlbie class teacher to a concert 01 Ills i expnse we took a walk up into the gallery anj at Irk a career to have a Gospel conversation We began by companng our article 01 faith etc lie IJund th1I to dlSpruv our ductrinewas anlinpossibilitysohe asked anyageln thIS yAe yon six and twenIDo IOU tbmk sol sold I Well said be from tile way you speak I would at let jllJge oil six anti twenty I told him any are but lie could hardly believe I was so oung And remarked You have iachcd lour high standing in the Churchcarlyinlie Why I have two year 10 pond nl collee I bfoe I am on t qual 1 loo ing hour church Well sadsc do you know that we do not re etI our appointment with a college IrJmin IIut In thesime inannerAaron was called of the Lord to assst Moscl in the ralubtr 11 are cIIIId cI lie soon changed ilia subject alld led me down to 1 a picture gallery He took me 10 church the next morning and pron soil to show me around the town but he never came back I was to have addressed dressed Ins Bible class but after my con veation il wa clod 10 Pie lie also denied Ihe first article ol faith of his own belief and couldn face It In the afiernooi ol Sunday February 7th I spoke a congregation a cheap lodging house where Urn church army holds lIIeeto distributing our tract allrrJrd They preached belief alone while 11Cche I Zila 11 wok were nieces sary 53 yon cn fluorine the cst as t ince in1 space Ill oat permit doscrip I lion of flat scene In the evening two of the lady preach ers ccumpanid me to ou tuttt nz anti seemed very much liken up ul h the optl I a so exhibited the views ol Zion to n large I crowd at the vicarage explaining the lies I could all Ihe poir ti ol interest They were particularly taken up with Zion fair daughters and he bcauufjllj finished 9 hams of broth eis C K Savage and C n Johnson Ilieic h I y pieachcrs have reid tie nets and ire lov tcndn g the Voice of Warning and Book of Mormon They took 01 to an entertain nent aid I had tea uid upper villh them all the t 11110 alking abjut the Gospel aud its rcstura tlLn t I have home both in Sunderlan cud ockton when I am in 1 that part of the country I returned lo Ilatniley feeling repaid for lilY journey but a little under the weathtr Mv labors have ben a treasure so far and Ir ist ihv they shall ilwajsbo so 1 began my mi ionary curre IIIle aillng 01 the AtllOllC and hopetaconallaut inthe me untillion obly eha cd 10 return home I I illcreased in eight while on the water and loly I Bill l twenty pounds heavierth3ta when lIcit Salt Like sit mort > isaKo I hive also walked more fit that tl no than In five years at hem The Sheffield conference is pro perm All is mil G II IIUDD Iltr lr LvNCimtRO Campbell County Vi March I71H 1897 To the EJIlor It It u ti ex ceding joy I receive your aluU rap r as it is I ilia I te a tic a r companion to one SJ far Ir nl h one Thcre are n Iw Sams scaticiel I bon h this part but they arc f w arid far aprl 711 E drs ore doing 0 t ad work and Ihry know I Many oh r or lit d < mad ov terge 1urwtir J THE DUST BLAN KET SYSTEM 11 10 1Ina In th Norlh It I Uox Attention h I being directed what ll known 03 tho Canirboll System of BOi culture In the Dakota hcbrnsha aai other matM This system l 1 < certain Ii list I largely cipc rimeutod with In Small Dakota neat section Tile Chicago Herald Her-ald wlilrh reports Hut tho Chicago Milvvnukro and bt 1uul Railroad com piny will aloon put In CO experiment via Ions In tlnunto thin rear politician thn ncconnt of au inlclllgrlit Dakota farmer who lusnlrcaily tried tile Camp bell vstim with plrulug enlls Hill nystrm Is described bv the iiuthont quoted as follow The Camll1I incthwl consists in a complete rcarr in ciuent mad pulverizing of tho top novtu or eight indies of mil turning it U4 Hourly 1otlmii upward is possible Tile plant foul is found ul t tho end of each stiux u v eq largely con ccnlratcd in thn lop four Indus This pi mt food must Lu plowed down into the bottom of nfnrnir i vin or eight Inchn daj Front this cIlh it will bo placod bj tho notion rf moisture just wheru I lit Little 1 fndorii i if tho tilmit root want It Immcdiitcly after plowing the lowe four Inchm i if tho fnrrovv slice must lit lelo1 as lIrlll nis IK Miblo for Several reawiifl tho limit imjxirlnnt of vviiich it that this com ktilyulihtc raks all Pail tics mil ro tho furrow lies looso the Air circulates under tho plants mid the ground States out After tho deep jlow Ing and snlnrfacu packing tho noil step Is I to kp the u per twat Indus ol tho surface foil ooiiBtaiitlr dry This fornw sot mnlch or dnst blanket I n to ont oft Ihomolst earth below from the effects ot the air War cannot pass through loose drj soil Iy capillary attrition therefore the dust blanket 1 protects thu inolstait in Ilio root List from evaporation and saves nil thountll1 rainln for Iho use if thn plants Strong capillary nttraa final Ii desired in tho root ledn mid therefore tho root bed Is packed Nc rnpillnry attraction Ii tlcllld iu the Biufuco mid Ihcreforo tho dust blanket I 14 I formeil Lvoii owners of Ilio Irrigated firm participate in tho discussions and pro poso to test the nrwsjbtem licit eoxson I hU will In dono rineipilly M an oh jrd lemon for farmers who lIe lit the vicinity and who cannot engage iu irri gutiiin lic < anso of 1 lack of means If Iho Cain lioll system i rnvon to be nil tint la claimed for it tho moisture that ills during tile early spring month cm bo retained In the Kround until after tho dry periods which hivo hero toforo cansoil much Injury to crop ou ground that wa4 not Irrigated FROM VARIOUS MISSIONARY FIELDS 1 rlj Continued Jrom Page twtlvt I JI Ing It cut now seeing by the I ders works that they arc the servant of God Since I joined the Church hive had eron good health bodily and srlritualj Its cell I It-s with me as with others the mortal oppose and speak all manner 01 evil I against mL Some of my old friend before I II It joined the Church uf Jesus J Christ i argued I Jur ar-gued with me saying Why cant you h I I join some church that lour own people 1 I t a 1 as well as oil ers might welcome you and be proud to awn 1 you M I am thankful I or I thank-ful to Pay that an answer is l not wanting cat Lit Comes long before my lip give U Ohl how grateTuI I am to our Ileivenly father thai He chose the your weak care unlearned to confound the rich m girt alAn loan and the wisdom ol the woildtut Is I he or set north ery plainly I In the Prophet ran Jcseph Smith keeping I the plans mil ring from the wise when search warrant after season warrant was issued 10 mho ransack his good and destroy his freedom a so 1 bear witness to the world that 1 Jc dop scpli I was sent ol God toW give us llht I o co to walk by In this day II any one is a oct member of the Church and has not a T tb testimony of the work te or she It en ad gagdln it would Le advisable 10 sek earnestly for it until It is obtained II lkn t ant any man will A ° Ilia l will lie 1 shall I know cost carry the doctrine whether I It Le cf God I oak ur a were the Saviors j words to guide I us 1 the bear tertimuny to all who miy read this ol God power and tint lie will hear yra the prayer offered by a poor penitent Is Ju loul re sot have lots of people of different Ideas trot talk jI me mid Icrjoy J talking en ills > D sutject of the Gospel I try not to be hard ugh on other denominations I only ask for 1 1 the lallh once delivered to ilia Slims em If they claim It is not to be given to Ih son nigh lenLtallon as they say such Ih site are done away and no more to be expected wa on earth since such enlightenment It given nobody but loohih people look fgiven for itI know Ihev are mistaken ease Heel under obligation to all tire El I tifiTI bear ders Js itsot that have helped I fill up oat low t the paper which I greatly admire nnd In tt ftat over I send grellng to all toe J bOI Sninlsmlhe West be assured I would a 101 gladly receive you here In the EI Jo The Lord ls opening the way before nerd the Elders here on missions and pro laterr Ides for them late a J OLIVER EARNEST rap so IJtEcn iiV nlsaousti ulto Inlln Aceres of ltlelrxary igb eiprtli br Me EIUn ear WILLOW SPRINGS Howell Co Mo of ho March ijtb 1897 To the Editor It is I with great Interest that we read In the many interesting letters from the Opt missionaries in the various parts of the tor world u they are published In your be I paper They are Indeed a source of spiritual food to us and I thinking that others might like I to hear Irom us we ugu r send this communication At our last conference which was oml i held at Unionville Putnam county November No-vember 23th and 29th I was assigned Igil to labor wnh Elder Alexander Watson Os j at Nevada Vernon county We arrived on ar-rived there December Sib t and labored t i1 together el for a month and a half when oil 011 on the 35tb ol January we received a teller from Elder Burton the secretary M AT ol the mission mating that Elders b S 1 I Humphreys ol Paris Idaho and Jesse L Mortenson ol Sanford Colorado cad IJ I would arrive there that day 1 was di nest rected to labor with the latter at Willow nor I S rings and the former was to take my pace f taN jorr Enclosed I also was a letter from Elder J J D onus of Chicago Chi-cago directing us to one Andrew Chris lcuWlr oCb lu teuscn ol Willow Springs I who was Nu favorably impressed with the Mormons set We met the Elders soon after Elder ul A Reiser of Salt Lake City came with them on a visit to Elder Watson We spent several days together and rp tried to get the court blouse and two churches to hold meetings In but without 1 > 1 I with-out success We all went lo the photograph photo-graph gallery nnd had our pictures taken OT together and on the loih Brother Lak Mortenson and I left Nevada for Scott Met purchased hall late 1 JI hl Morja tickets over the Memphis road for a Willow Springs arriving there at Lotto U p m Idea we did not know where to go us we 49 were strangers but we had asked the Lord to open up the way for us and we 1 believed I that lie would Ore fhere J lore on were not uny about where 160 we would stop We had made up out Co minds to go to the best hotel and moo Toll duce ourselves and make our wants known but we did not nave to do that haUsI tt As soon as we got air the train a luau j came up and Invited us to go with hint of to his hotel We went on a few I step but be followed us up insisting on us going with i him We asked where his I I r autos was and alter learning I that he Lf was the proprietor i we introduced our I selves to hint and told him that wo wr traveling on the ancient apostolic plan we were depending on the charity of the people for our entertainment while k I In their midst adding that we would be pleased to go with him He then dropped his head and began making excuses He tried tu send ui to a Josephine who aUo keeps a hotel near I uy out we explained that we did not affiliate lllh them so he finally said y I All right come on and if we have ii p room we will keep you He took us I and gave us a good room Next morning alter eing breaklast JL I i wins Mr Roberts the hOle leper we r went to the pcstifCce and made In i quince about Mr Christensen We Ish were Informed that he lived in the doll country but could not lind out in what JES direction About ten oclock we went JESI I to the Josephites to make inquiries ol tree him hr met Mr Lay the proprietors proprietor-s In in the office and he received ustcry i t VE I j kindly supposing that we belonged to their church and introduced us as a BBC I couple of brethren to his wife and she I her mother who also received us kindly We gave them scale ol our tracts mid explained the ulllerence between us F I Wo expected to see a change come ton I over them I when they found out that we = were IwO Utah but we dd not notice I order i such They treated us as brethren ofG We ate dinner and supper with i them i and they furnished us a nice bed and eryat b t urrJ hl enJ breakfast We had some very Interest rue conversation with them gaoo them 11M a icv of Warning and left them sev I Ip oral other books to read among which = was the Succession 1 lie ol Joseph lorde Joseph J Smith Outlines ol Ecclesiastical ast allUoly Doctrine and Covenants etc O i January jtst we found out from a butcher the uinclion to Andrew Chris Pn leusens and stalled out to find hull 11 CIO V Sr llri We took the road running west until we = came lo the Pine Grove bchoolhouie orden and then followed the right hind road nine S north We slopped several times and made inquiries traveled over hit s through the wood crossed Indian creek and after traveling about two miles out of cur way came to his place TVBT about seven mile northwest ol Willow RN tarings He received us kindly and I ll lOad us welcome to stop vital him as long as we wished lie hid a family of clint children fix boys and two girls elfht wile I was a Hobt health woman Io l r tfi Sao was somewhat prijjdiccd nt first lining hear so much evil rpoken against the Mormon m but she proved to be n good l steady woman Their chit dr1I were all healthy except their eld1 eat son who had recently returned from Kansas sick There was plenty ol good I tear water here among the hills which we appreciated alter leasing Nevada where Ihe water Is I very poor Uc saw the trustees and obtained their consent to hod one meeting Ii i the schoolhouse which wa did I and nl though It was snowing there were eight or ten came out to hear us We spoke upon the su Jcis j cf apostasy nrd restoration res-toration We held four other meetings at Mr Chrlslenscns house and spoke upon lie tubjtcts ol the men mcnt lallh icptitmci ujpllsm Holy Ghost and divine authority Mr Cnrlstensin said tint that was the firs lime that he hat heard a Irue Gospel sermon Another An-other man will a huh attended our meet ing said lhat he was lurirmd nt us he I had expected lo hear art lun other denominations down ru lieslid 1 > you bnt fdlf that We told him lint that was not our otkct i We did not wish to b i tear Lilly mans rulitinn down but we would tu U our own up and people cOUld then either accept or reject it n they pleased Atttr sperding two weeks the country coun-try we returned to the city lo canvass here Ve visited the mayor and gUnid his gosh lwllI and conic nt to canvass the town Vo event to Mr Lays and got our dinner and there mel Mrs Tucker also a mOIbrr 01 the ICorganlzalolI who invited us to tike dinner with her the following day We traced out lo fill a place to hold meeting but were unable to find such a place that might We made several inquiries lor accommodations accom-modations stay over night and wire refused seven limes but finally came tj a poor man who oeej no religion lie exceed h mss f at first staling that he was too pouily situated to keep us but after considerable explanation I he tl took us efn and made us welcome to the > eit he had We told him ol Ihe testimony testi-mony cl the Prophet Joseph S Mali mill the DJok 01 Mormon and gave him a Voice of Warning He took gnat Interest In-terest and replied that perhaps this I is just what > will sat me lie had au organ and Brother Mortensen plated and sang some songs and In the morn ins he got his violin cu and we had an enjoyable time Ever mce this when we would go In town he world come lo us and ak us to go borne with him and thin he wou d get in conver < alcnwllh his stepfather he would take up our side of the question On February 1411 we went to Mrs Tuckers as per invitation We found mmdedbwaomaZ Interesting and fair minded oman After sinner we talked with her until before we scarcely scarce-ly realized it it was supper lime After supper we got out our hymn books and ang a few songs Alter breakfast the next morning and after leading some Saints Heralds we tatted out again to find a place to Hold meeting We saw the trustees of the Grand Army hall and engaged that place for lour nights We thin saw Mr Tucker and asked the privilege I ol stopping I stop-ping with him while we were holding meetings which was willingly granted to us We distributed tracts during the diy and held l muting In the evening Acre we got through trading the tOl pIe p-Ie went lo Mrs Lay and manned let for her kindness to us and then to Mn Tucker She told us we were welcome and asked us to call again when we came lo town She said mat as long as eha was there we would < always have same one to cook for us end as long alb a-lb had anything to eat we wero welcome wel-come l > part if it We next went out to Mr Christen sera where we were warmly received by the whole family We held several meetings and conversations It is i difficult diffi-cult for Mrs Cnrutensen to read Ing hill to we would read a great deal to her Irony our books She always mam esled a deep Interest although it was lard for her to understand some things and when we lift oj March 511 tj go 10 own to nuke a few visits she asked us to come back and baptize them Oa Sunday March 71h > we arrived atM at-M Tucker in time for dinner After this was over wllh she told ui that she had had a dreauthhe we were away and alter she got the duties washed she would relate it to U5 lor she desired to know what we thought of U We went to the postoffice and mailed our letters while she washed her dishes and after we got back she related her dm 10 us It was follows as near as I remember it Sue dreamed I that she was standing on the edge of a pond ol water and on the opposite aide were two men one of them holding an iron rod in his hand She said her little Url was out III the water little wave when a large serpent started across the pond toward hr gill when bite Jumped to eaten her but instead she caught the serpent around the neck with both hands It was a very large serpent bu ale heldit fast and prevented It I rom blllng her cr pcUonmg her with its lang Then the said the men from the opposite aids of the pond came over and asked her to let them take the serpent and kill It for her She was very 1tdlJI ti j d r glad lo get rid ol It i and the one will the iron rod took the reptile lust blow her hands and killed it with the Iron rod which he had m his hand That was the end of that part ol It but Afterward After-ward she dreamed mat she war going down to here there was water with a pan 10 each > hand and while tnliv to get some water she stepped Into the pool which I I proved to be quite deer coming up around her neck She paddled pad-dled her mar around fr some time tt > mg to get out when she come 10 anew a-new rushes and she awoke in this comb l tlon The dream impressed her very much and while thinking of U the word came to br When through the deep watrn I call thee to go The elvers of sorrow null not the ti ertlow She stated that she thought that the lat part of t meant thaI sloe was going 10 have some trouble I hesitated to tell her what I thought r N Ip IO li the interpretation of tae lore part of it was became I had such great respect lather She had ben so kind 10 its and had treated us as rood as our own mother cOllld therefore I hesitated let I should otlend her But I was strongly impressed that It was my duly to do so ad my companion felt the same way She had said that she believed the Iron rod denoted authority I told her that 1 could tell her the Interpretation hut I was afraid it would clljnd her On being be-ing assured that it would not I told her that the serpent rcpiucnled tire Rear canned thatch which she now had a hold of Lot through her honest nnd true Chmtlanhke disposition she hid prevented II from pdOlllOg her mnd yet Now I say if I we can kIll that serpent for you let us do all Instead In-stead of offend tog hr II had the opposite op-posite illsct It undoubtedly was the um interpretation Iha she bad for II for tears rose in her ey es She Bald that dream was given blitl e to erayre Ever since she had seen i us sac had rayed 110 know whether the Church In Vth had authority or not She had told Mrs Lay before she had seen us I after she beard that we had been then that sue wanted to see us fie next limo we came in Because said she I know that the Loid I or toe devil one or the other has I sent them Something Lad I told her J before she heard ol us mat two Utah I Elders were in I fawn and when her Husband spoke lo her of us she replied that she knew It I then 1 towed a conversation on the uCCOIl of file Presidency 01 the bnu ch wnlch was Itnupd by her sister coming III from the LOunry and alSo by a Mr Savage and hit title jo ephltes mho were 011 tlrelr way 10 But rum it light miles south of hors lo attend at-tend their conference Before wi Ill the next morning wa > told Mr Tucker hat we were to ogle huld meeting at htUicn eis the lot owing day at two oclock Aid w hie we wen visiting another fam ly in Ibo ton n ahr went cut to-n the vulIry with her sister Mrs Phillips After getting dinner at Mrs Lays and conversing with Grandma MGolVen Mrs Lays mother and gelling our mail we farted out In the country I We reached Indian creek about lour oclock sat clown And waited a few snlrutey I when Bother Christensen came with his team lo tike uacross the creek When we got to the haute I took out our paper the DEERET NEWS and began 10 read the dCCOIIIol the rcnpMifno President woo JrlT in I Salt Like City on his coth birthday I had read part of President Voodrufts remarks re-marks when I felt I impeased to read atl aloud 1 I looked up and asked them if they would like to hear it MM Christensen Chris-tensen was sewing on the machine but she quit to hear roc read The Spirit of God was poured out upon JfeodI after I ot a little hillier than where I had read to before my heart was so tilled with joy and IhanKsgUing that I could hardly basis d ttr feel lo join tluS iiitiln IfVo God to con inue tr ucro to bless President Woodiutl our dearly beloved Prophet and friend with the blessings of heaven and earth and that his life may be prolonged to lead us on In tie glorious lame of truth Marco 71h was a very pleasant day We all fated and held l meeting in the lorenoon and Instructed these who were going to be baptized on some ol the uu lea ol Latter day Saints The Spirit of God was manifest to all present We then prepared ourselves and stalled for Indian clock 10 perform the acd or lilt ince there was quite a crowd who had come out lo witness the ceremony Some were 011 oe suds of the creek and some on the other We did not attempt to hold meeting but notified them of tie meeting ID the afternoon We fang the tons Ictus mighty King ol Zion L i or Brother I Mbrlenai of r red up a few lord in prayer to God dedicating the s pace to Him for the purpose for which we had come there 1 and Ihen I want dawn In the water and administered the holy ordinance to Brother Andrew Cbrlitensen hi < wife Margrethe and their two sons Dived and Lans We i then i went back lo the house and there met Mr Hi lilts his wife and Mrs Tucker After continuing those who had been baptized members ol the Church we commenced our meeting I spoke upon the sutjects of apostasy end restoration Tne Spirit ol God was present and we bad a time 01 julcmg long to be remembered We rang and Brother Mortensen dismissed ur Mr Philips who has been considered as skeptical favorably impressed with our meeting lie said afterward that If we could convince him that Joseph Smth was a true Prophet he would accept il I He said tor would be no trouble to find out where the rltht successor were If said I he Joseph > Jo-seph Sm Ih was a true Prophet and tile Church set UJ through him Ii a fulfill menu ol the prophecy of Daniel Dan r HI then the true Church must oe m Ulan March 9th we went to lown again to make a few visits In the evening we called at Lays and Grandma Mc Gowen Invited us upstairs here she laid us cf an unusual circumstance thaI occurred at their conference at Uurnutn One Air Sperlock had been ordained a seventy and directly afterward he was overcome by some unseen power and thrown unconscious 10 the 1I00r and had been sick since This had caused a great deal 01 excitement among tutor and Grandma was greatly cvucerned or his welfare Although in my opinion this mat a plalll i rebuke Irom God they ot course locked upon It as an evil spirit and attempted tu rebuke it to no purpose Mrs Lay came In and we were engaged In conversation when their bishops agent Mr Sparling came III He stated that Mr bperlock was able to get around when he tell lie soon departed and we followed going to Mrs Tuckers where we stopped over night Mrs Tucker is I a noble God feariug woman and was growing more 1000rnbl to us all the time mode her husband has I ben growIng grow-Ing more distant She had been led and schooled in a marvelous manner hy a series 01 malenation and visions to the fact that the true Cnurch is u Utah and the Reorganization holds an incorrect position and when she becomes be-comes convinced of the truth It matter nol how many oppose her she will be true to her cunlctlon fhe next day we called 00 a Mr lIaml1toil a Joblte and had a con venatioll with him and same other men belonging tu the same church lie proposed pro-posed a debate between us and Mr parhng We objected to a public debate de-bate but ofletcd 10 meet Mr parting with all their I members at Mrs r Tucker in the evening and have a friendly clia cusucn providing that we confine ourselves our-selves to the Bible Book ot tlormoi and Doctrine and Covenants Later in the day we coiled again and net Mr Spot ling there U o had a con aallon with him but he refused to meet us m the proposed discussion Iii 1 desire was to make It public and to bung in anything he desired which we otjeittdlo We spent the evening pleasantly at Mr Tucker ad the next day returned re-turned 10 the country where we are at the present riling Our next conference was set for Jefferson Jef-ferson cat > On that 27th and 28th ol the present month If there are any Saint rho have relations or friends near where we are laboring who would line 10 have them visited we would Camille it a pleasure to do so If Oy will send us toLlr addresses ad-dresses CHAS 11 OWEN Jkssa J MORTENsnN Good wood tr Ih ales BREWTON All March nand 1897 To the runor Although the brethren and sisters here wh Elder James C Jensen of Sanford Colordo every i joy and bp purest it is will sorrow m cur hearts and deep regret that we learn that he IIIDle us soon as be lu received tolormahou that he mill receive his release re-lease Oil the a3d of April whoa he wall go back to lima loved ones from whom nc has been absent i far nearly two and CotUlld on fora iftin i FROM VARIOUS MISSIONARY FIELDS CoHtmud from fane fmrtn J one half yean Of all the noble and sell yearl 0111 ho have com hr monK us prhig Ih Gopel 1 pure ana IfU and wuh such arnI nesias we Deter hIv luil the pleasure to heir before Brother Jensen U in the t foremost rank The rnWh lie least u our crnt pmyerslor Gcd rnGd Id bleing urely111 tollow h 01 and tho uork he has done and hlluald among us shall with the Lend bleisln can tinue to gruw 10 increase and bear fruit tvtn a has it re ocdt Of f course he does not bland alone In I the I uork per fnrnud Tlure Is I Lldcr Daniel II Thcnus now president of the Sou h AlabAma cunernce vilcs I Is a go 3a nt worked in the cause ol rush and Is ilb and with Line could be nixed many I others aj lor 1 instance ride John I It rice also E d ITF a dg rjohn1ta iI1141Ia T tChar other I PIT i et lu thr ds res tOMorkiorthaLord Our blessings and praets follow the men and tlieiewllli folio also ojr cratitula to the Church In Utah Kr Hint tnrouch IK ifljrl has bem don lor m stay dawn here in Ihe Sunny Sol th Clus Ting wit th Ihe earnest prayers that Ga w-it the lather will bless and prosper HI Church and Ills people I shall al 1 u js rental i yours In the rime ol truth IIhNRV I JACKSON II YELMNQTON Ky Maids 251h iE93 to the Muori Several changes have been made among Elders here both in I address anti method ol walk lie machinery ul trywoT the mision Is golng in ore and morc Itcat all the lime and we believe that Liicil re < iilts are being attained Elder bletphen A Small president ol the conference Ja 1 bun released to lib home in Miiussa Coo n ter a H thIn I th-In mon 11 ucr I hillv months III I bhors Icrc IsIlvoever itEd In much good I and lie leaves inanv kind friends nil i re loth to part wlti him Our addresses ire now at follows I Jro al F I Wakcfiild Jr and A Roy lance HopVmsville Christian county Thom Marlin and joeph T VendS Vend-S b > villr ShelLy LOUI ty L J Alet I fit null l new Elder Din villa U G Iloyle Miller county and I Uayirond Partridge fa bree Webster comity George Ilncocl and J J Rowen Rrnndenbcc Meade cllni J J Fanner and G 1 E liters Camp bellsvllle Tal lor county J I J Croshuw and M E Roundy Froakfort Franklin I ronnly J I E Naylor and R M Hull Jamestown James-town Russell Count D J lllake and C A Cobley Stan lord Lincoln county A W counyl 1 I Eldredgc Liwrercebelg Andersen county L II Pace and W K Stodd lid Al bny Clinton count I u Car field and A Ipse Liberty Cast con ity Willum King and D E Jones liar redbent Matter county N Martmeau anti ll T Hallam Mon ticello Wayne county WIMUni Anderson and W Hansen Tjylejrsvillr Spencer comity J M Bunker ard William Crosby Shetbtville Shelby counly Your valuable paper 13 d Ioas a we fame v suoralwa read with pleasure and appreciation f I T WAHFHKLD IVcst Kentucky Conference SHIP LIGHTING now F1terlI ApplWo M Now rtm I ro Thl When electrical hints wero first In i Ftalledabo rdblilplead fileaIcable It 1 1 i ran in ordinary inolding I em usxI ell most entirely mil In case of iron ships tho 111111 was froiuintlj cmpliQMl fci tho return circuit The latter method Mioup > used out of Ube for It not out iucrca < cd tho fire hazard but vlaa In ifficlcut mnlmulcallr mid aUn liablE to Rho rime lo disturbing Influences ol tho fchlps comp seis Lou incnseel lejueluctors In ordimrj moldiuR ircre n ed oil tho first tvie United States mm of w ar hiving eloc trio plmts tho Trenton and Ornaha but M fill uusatlifncteir suits in cad caves In fill latter hhlp the electrical plant of which was imtalled by tin writer in 1831 I tho lend iue mcd port l > and starboard mains j asAix through holes barest in Ihu uk kuws olio hole to about rack sis 1 fet of run nnd tilt nrilcrhas vivid recollection of the d11Mculties dlnionln cnconiitcied iutioriiiKiievtrnI Leashed threi eniiirter and half inch holes through about eight inches 01 Riiarled oak verj nearly ns hard It ploree us FOUII of the tougher metals 11 Is perhaps needless to nay that the coil of labor nnd tools was no Email item In I tho cost of install ttlon Lead incased conductors were finally discarded except In some fpecial vork cs the prole etirai from injury to tho In rotation and from moisluro 1 11 left th lead flieuth was hupieibe el t a give was found to IM Illuiiory Dents causul short circnltliiK on tho sheath of the condncturs whllo punctures OTliiittinp tho cutrllue of moisture 11 tu bad grounds as well as short circuits At tho remit day vihat may bo called call-ed n composite phtem for the intalla tlon of the distributing conductors in I employed l jual security in all parto of file installation is t tho object kept in view and to obi 111 this Hjunil djktrin au I < bleudeel tihether as ono Whll molding and flexible conduits are n dIn d-In thei Haloi us atilt cabins file eOUtla cm in I tho machinery spaces tend holds arc inn in iron eoehilts which are their onehlj iuuulatcd on the Inside and filial fitting are employed in parsing through the dexLs and bulkheads Bpo clad wllter tight ovitclits cutouts and fltnres are also used whenever there ii eiixbnro to ho wllliherU O Bcr Hard llu Cansitra Magazluo A Chinese N perstue n The ttnnKonnwilliuimiwiof the Chi licso to afford help to a drowumt manor man-or any ono in absolute peril of his lifo eithcnv Isc ia I laswl upon a belief that the ghofct of the list iiiiu killed always acts as atthmiin eif tho hides or 1 arg tory Into Nhich unnnliuK to Chl lieno belief file spirit of the del1t1 i first enters will from which ho can only Iwrcliencel by the arrival of a treble ghost If therefore a mans life bo baved from nccidollial death tho spirit of the person who died Immediately before be-fore him U in n mmner cheated ont of his relief and will ns ure elly h mnt the Knon whose ml placi d hum uilly 1as I Condemned it to n fitsh term of dismal Krvlrude This liolicf also obtains J nrorf the hlghlaudcrs of Scotland |